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CBTM seems to be of a different caliber than the average heavily synthesized/sampled pop/urban music these days.
At least it has coherent lyrics and not just a bunch of rhymes tossed together. It is actually more melodic than the average top40 hits which is reliant on beat and rhythm.
It seems like everyone is just talking about how great the beat is when it comes to pop music because there doesn't seem to be anything else to appreciate about them.

Anyhow, I really think these top 10 markets can be a tiny bit less conservative with what they play. They can at least afford to give songs outside of the top 40 at least a spin or two. Now it seems like they are just playing it safe in a stupid way than being intelligently choosing songs that caters to their audience. It's like avoiding pregnancy by not having sex rather using contraceptives? I can see that radio is still giving Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" something from 3 years ago 900+ spins on a weekly basis while a rising top 60 song like CTBM is getting less spins with next to no airplay in America's 10 largest cities.